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Denyse O'Leary
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September 18, 2020
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The irony! Scientific American is holding forth on an algorithm that might solve “political paralysis”

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September 18, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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Why should we now believe that SciAm’s account of Brett Hennig’s “alternative democracy” ideas is presented to us for any reason other than to sell SciAm’s chosen political candidate for US prez? The thing about sudden partisanship is that you can buy it but you can’t sell it. It’s almost like the folk at Scientific American don’t really get that. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 17, 2020
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Science Magazine gets pitched headlong into the political mud wrestle, along with Scientific American

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September 17, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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Okay, the editor said it: “there is no apolitical science.” We are not now dealing in the world of accusations but of admissions. He is admitting that opposition to “creationism,” however they define it is political. Fine. We all knew that but we did not have it in writing before. Getting things put in writing is a genuine help. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 16, 2020
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Rob Sheldon on Scientific American’s foray into politics, backing Joe Biden

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September 16, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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I was a devoted SciAm fan growing up. I collected other people's old copies and had a collection going back to the 60's. Then SciAm was bought out by some big publishing firm. And my favorite column, the Amateur Scientist by Forrest M. Mims III , was cancelled because Mims was a Christian. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 15, 2020
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Scientific American breaks with 175-year tradition, endorses Joe Biden for US President

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September 15, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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They can break with tradition in this way if they want, of course. But then they will no longer be able to say that their science is not tainted with (drenched in?) politics. Which is why, no matter what the crisis, no one did it in the past. The outcome, no matter who wins the U.S. election, will be reduced public trust in science. Scientific American could well find itself down there with “media” generally, in terms of public trust. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 14, 2020
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Culture
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Philosophy
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Will respect for science survive the polarization of our era?

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September 14, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Medicine, Philosophy, Science
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Alternatively, it may become possible to have a discussion about what, exactly, science is. For example, in the case of the ATP turbine, “Natural selection did it” has the same explicit explanatory value as “God did it.” But natural selection is somehow science and God is not. Why? How? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 13, 2020
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Academic Freedom
Books of interest
Culture
Intelligent Design
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A fond remembrance of the 2005 book, “On Bullsh*t”

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September 13, 2020
Academic Freedom, Books of interest, Culture, Intelligent Design
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Gunderman: As discourse moves from television to Twitter, it can be further degraded into mere flamboyance. What matters is no longer speaking the truth but simply attracting and holding attention. Getting it right gives way to getting noticed. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 13, 2020
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Culture
Darwinism
Intelligent Design
Racism
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At Medium: On the “Impending cancellation of Darwin”

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September 13, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
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Essentially, Noah Carl is forcing the biology establishment to admit that they can’t impugn Darwin for his racism because he’s their religion. All those other guys can just be trashed. But not Darwin. Not for anything. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 12, 2020
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Culture
Darwinism
Intelligent Design
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Flap over use of term “intelligent design” in PNAS paper

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September 12, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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It’s possible that what Phillips means by “positive Darwinian selection” is random selection that looks a lot like design. The sin is in actually using words that imply that that IS what it looks like. Just when it looks like they've hammered everything into submission, another bulge appears. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 10, 2020
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The smog is beginning to clear around hydroxychloroquine

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September 10, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Medicine, Science
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Revealing the way politics has invaded science all the way down, according to Norman Doidge. There’s a good chance that, even though most people don’t directly say it, the reputation of “science” will never recover from this episode. People will disbelieve politely but thoroughly. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 7, 2020
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Culture
Darwinism
Intelligent Design
language
Mind
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Where Wallace can shed light and Darwin can’t

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September 7, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, language, Mind
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From ENST: ... how did humans by means of natural selection alone develop language and sophisticated verbal communication? The answer: we didn’t. It was a product inherent in us, what Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin’s partner and challenger, said it was all along, an intrinsic part of human exceptionalism. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 6, 2020
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Intelligent Design
Racism
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Britain’s Natural History Museum is feeling the heat over Darwin’s racism

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September 6, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
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Some of us remember fifteen years ago when anyone who brought up Darwin’s racism was informed, superciliously, by Darwinists that only a creationist would raise such an issue, as if there were nothing to be appalled by. One is tempted to say, suck it up. But that’s not a solution. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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August 30, 2020
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Culture
Intelligent Design
Naturalism
Science
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John West: Science and scientism in the Age of COVID

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August 30, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Naturalism, Science, Video
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David Klinghoffer: As Dr. West explains, for all the blessings of science, there are problems with saying, as some literally have done, “In Fauci we trust.” Read More ›